T20 World Cup: The ICC T20 World CUP 2021 is just around the corner and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled Team India’s new jersey on Wednesday on their social media handles. India captain Virat Kohli, vice-captain Rohit Sharma, wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul, lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah and start all-rounder Ravinder Jadeja were seen flaunting the new kit in the post. Soon after the jersey was unveiled it was being showcased at the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
India team jersey of T20 World Cup 2021 in Burj Khalifa. pic.twitter.com/RmVIiAtRRg
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 13, 2021
India team jersey of T20 World Cup 2021 in Burj Khalifa. pic.twitter.com/RmVIiAtRRg
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 13, 2021
INDIA JERSEY ON BURJ KHALIFA! Absolutely stunning 🤩 @mpl_sport @bcci pic.twitter.com/sKxMgvADlb
— Samarth 🍥 (@iamstake) October 13, 2021
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In one of the videos posted by a social media user on Twitter, one can see that the video begins with the trio colour displayed on the Burj Khalifa, followed by BCCI’s logo and finally Team India’s jersey.
Virat Kohli and Team India’s T20 WC jersey presentation show at Burj Khalifa. pic.twitter.com/l8X8sdMNm9
— Virat Kohli FanTeam (@ViratFanTeam) October 13, 2021
India’s new jersey is a combination of both the retro blue one infused with India’s billion fans. The jersey features a distinct blue colour with orange stripes on the two sides and echoes of the billion fans creating a beautiful pattern on the jersey.
Presenting the Billion Cheers Jersey!
The patterns on the jersey are inspired by the billion cheers of the fans.
Get ready to #ShowYourGame @mpl_sport.
Buy your jersey now on https://t.co/u3GYA2wIg1#MPLSports #BillionCheersJersey pic.twitter.com/XWbZhgjBd2
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 13, 2021
Virat Kohli and Team India’s T20 WC jersey presentation show at Burj Khalifa. pic.twitter.com/l8X8sdMNm9
— Virat Kohli FanTeam (@ViratFanTeam) October 13, 2021
BCCI in association with its official jersey sponsor MPL Sports launched the new jersey on its platform on October 13. Virat Kohli & Co will begin their campaign against Pakistan on October 24. The patterns on the jersey are inspired by the billion cheers of the fans.
Warm-up schedule:
Oct 18: IND vs ENG (7:30 pm)
Oct 20: IND vs AUS (3.30 pm)
| Match | Date | Time | Venue |
| IND vs PAK | Oct-24 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| IND vs NZ | Oct-31 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| IND vs AFG | Nov-03 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
| India vs B1 | Nov-05 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| India vs A2 | Nov-08 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| Semifinal 1 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
| Semifinal 2 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
| Final | Nov-14 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
India World Cup squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami. Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
